I'm currently playing a correspondence game using 5. Nc3, so will see what I come up with there.  Klick, do you suggest that f3 should be played around move 9?  I'll see if I can find some example games with an earlier f3.  Thanks for the suggestions.

nyoke wrote on 08/09/07 at 20:09:25:


Hmm, but here you give a move without words.  Perhaps you are trying to frustrate people?  

I've seen comments on this site that Tony's recommendations in The Dynamic English against the Reversed Dragon are probably not the best.  As it so happens, I've been playing against a guy who always plays the RD against my English.  I've been following Tony's recommendations and basically getting nothing out of the opening or perhaps even being worse.  Anybody have some alternate ideas?  Here is what The Dynamic English has:
1 c4 e5
2 g3 Nf6
3 Bg2 d5
4 cxd5 Nxd5
5 Nf3 Nc6
6 O-O Be7 (this is the variation I've come across the most)
7 d4 e4?! (Tony doesn't like this move for black, but I can't seem to get an advantage when I use his reply)
8 Ne5 f5
9 Nxc6 bxc6
10 Nc3 O-O
11 Qa4 Qd6
12 Nxd5 cxd5
13 Bf4 Qa6
14 Qc2 c6
15 Rfc1 Bd7

This is pretty well where the analysis ends.  I've tried various responses here and ended up with dubious results.  Should I vary at an earlier move?